The Seahawks, the owner of the Blazer, the founder of Microsoft Paul Allen dies at 65
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
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Paul Allen, Founder of companion of Microsoft and owner of the NFL Seahawksand Seattle NBA Trail Blazers in Portland, has died due to complications-Hodgkins lymphoma, his family announced. He is 65 years of age.
Allen announced earlier this month that the disease, which he has been treated for the year 2009, restored.
Sister Allen, Jody Allen, wrote in a statement: "my brother is a remarkable individual in every level. Although most know Paul Allen as a technologist and hands, we he is the younger brother of the more beloved and brother and an amazing friend. "
Allen, who founded Microsoft with childhood friend Bill Gates, has been owned since 1997 Seahawks and Blazers since 1988. He also is co-owner of MLS' Seattle Sounder FC.
Allen's ownership of the Seahawks coincide with the year the most successful in the history of the franchise. It has the including 12 trips to the playoffs, three Super Bowl appearance and victory in Super Bowl XLVIII Denver Broncos. When Allen bought the team, they just have reached the playoffs four times since its establishment in the year 1976.
Purchase Allen Seahawks previous owner Ken Behring rescue team from what had seemed such a placement near certain. Behring 1996 announced that he was moving the Seahawks to Southern California. Allen agreed to buy a option for the team will be given if Washington voters approved a referendum in 1997 to foot the majority of the bill for what will be the CenturyLink field.
"Paul Allen is the driving force behind keeping the NFL in the Northwest Pacific," Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement.
"Awareness in the" 12th man "flag at the beginning of the game each of the Seahawks is Paul's tribute to the fan community remarkable in Seattle. The passion for the game, combined with his determination that calm, leading to a model organization on and off the field. He worked tirelessly with the medical advisor us to identify new ways to make the game safer and to protect our players from unnecessary risk. I personally value Paul's counsel on subjects ranging from collective bargaining to bring technology into our game. Our league is better for Paul Allen has become a part of it and the NFL to send all and condolences for Paul's family and the Seahawks. "
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is one of the few Seahawks now and the ex that tweeted condolences and share fond memories of Allen on Monday, as the Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch, who helped bring Seattle a Super Bowl victory for one only in 2014.
"Paul Allen is a pioneer--in business, philanthropy and sports," the Commissioner of the NBA Adam Silver said in a statement. "As one of the owners of the term of the longest maturity in the NBA, Paul brings the spirit of the invention and vision of each item of Leagues large and small. He was generous with time on Committee work and expertise that he helped provide the basis for the growth of the International League, and we embrace new technology. He is an important voice that challenges assumptions and conventional wisdom and we will lose because we started the new season without him. our condolences go out to family, friends, and the entire organization of the Trail Blazers. "
In 1988 at the age of 35, Allen bought the Trail Blazers.
Allen sometimes can be seen on the Blazers and Seahawks, Sounder game or chat in the dressing room with the players.
Gates and Allen founded Microsoft Corp. in 1975. decided to move to a personal computer. IBM asked Microsoft to provide the operating system.
Results throne push Microsoft technology and two native Seattle to become a millionaire. Both then dedicate himself to philanthropy.
Bill Gates says he is the Mayor about to lose one of the "oldest and dearest friends." "
"A personal reckoning would not exist without him, '' Gates said in a statement.
"But Paul is not satisfied with starting a company. He provides common sense and compassion she is the second scene are focused on improving the lives of people and strengthen communities in Seattle and around the world. He likes to say, 'if it has the potential to do well, then we should do it,' '' Bill Gates wrote.
With his sister Jody Allen in 1986, Paul Allen founded Vulcan, an investment company that oversees the business and philanthropic endeavors. He founded the Institute of brain science and the Allen for the Aerospace company, Stratolaunch, which has built a large aircraft designed to launch a satellite into orbit. He has also been supported by the research of nuclear fusion effect.
For decades, Allen gave more than $2 billion for a variety of interests, including oceans Health, homelessness and develop scientific research.
"Millions of people have been touched by its supremacy, perseverance in the pursuit of a better world, and encourage him to achieve as much as he could with the use of time and resources, '' Vulcan CEO Bill but said in reality.
Allen is on the list of the richest people in the United States, which promised to provide most his wealth to charity. "They are lucky to achieve wealth must be put to this endeavor beneficial to mankind, '' he said.
Allen served as Microsoft's executive Vice President of research and new product development until 1983, when he resigned after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
"Must be over the age of 30 years and has that kind of shock--to meet Your death - really makes You feel like You have to do some of the things that You have not yet finished, ''Allen said in the book in the year 2000," Inside out: Microsoft in our own words. ""
Allen never married or had children.
The influence of Allen Stern printed on the cultural landscape of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, bright metallic Pop Culture Museum designed by Architect Frank Gehry to the center of computer science at the University of Washington that bears his name.
Allen also established for innovative software based in Seattle and a production company called Starwave, which plays a big role in the mid-90s ESPN got into the Internet. In 1995, the company Allen did a five-year deal with ESPN that allows the company to license the name of the foreign ESPN $2.5 million per year and the revenue split on ads and stuff. While the website only sell advertising in 1995, the three months of $30,000 in ads for Gatorade, according to Starwave Ceo Mike Slade, foresight Allen to use the Internet to make the experience better for fans of the Sport is before his time.
"I remember in 1993, when we started, Paul asked how much it would cost to get the site off the ground, sports" Slade recalled on Monday. Written by admin "and I don't know, so I just said' $50 million. 'And he said, 'OK'. And I even like ' it? Not like, 'why not' $40 million? "
Written by admin "and that's why it got the land," Slade said. "Because it takes the ordinary investor, with limited funds, who love the sport and do not care that it is too early for any business plan. "
Information from ESPN and Darren Rovell and The Associated Press was used in this report.
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